<p> Membership Building & Retention Ideas</p><p>10 reasons why mentoring is important</p><p>1. Enables the new member to form a friendship bond with a member of the club</p><p>2. Assures the new member knows what to do for each assignment</p><p>3. Prepares new members for success rather than be left on their own</p><p>4. Helps shape both members - the old member can be renewed and the new member can be informed</p><p>5. Facilitates the new member to complete the requirement to obtain Competent Leader</p><p>6. Cultivates high standard of discipline</p><p>7. Instills the process of developing future leaders</p><p>8. Services the club and strengthens the club toward obtaining Distinguished status</p><p>9. Draws mentor’s attention to what is required in club policies and procedures to be able to teach these traditions to the new member</p><p>10. Provides club officers a reason why a member may be absent and provides feedback on the member’s assignment</p><p>19 ways to make members important</p><p>1. Conduct new member induction</p><p>2. Give temporary badge</p><p>3. Give immediate assignments</p><p>4. Give ribbons for ice breakers</p><p>5. Know their names</p><p>6. Announce “First Time” recognition for new job at meeting</p><p>7. Assign them mentors</p><p>8. Ask them to be mentors</p><p>9. Nominate them for office</p><p>10. Invite them to visit another club</p><p>11. Recognize their accomplishments 12. Email them about upcoming events</p><p>13. Mention them in the newsletter on a rotating basis</p><p>14. Give ribbons for accomplishments</p><p>15. Give newsletters</p><p>16. Get personal info and celebrate birthdays</p><p>17. Pay their way to District Conference the first time</p><p>18. Give ribbons for best speaker</p><p>19. Invite them to attend training sessions</p><p>14 ways to give guests more than they expected</p><p>1. Guest Pack</p><p>2. Club Newsletter</p><p>3. Introduction opportunity</p><p>4. Thank-you email or postcard</p><p>5. Evaluation opportunity at end of the meeting</p><p>6. Experienced member as guide</p><p>7. VP of membership introducing guest</p><p>8. Table Topics opportunity (if guest volunteers before the meeting)</p><p>9. Warm welcome</p><p>10. Agenda</p><p>11. Guest information card</p><p>12. Escort to vehicle</p><p>13. Water/beverage</p><p>14. The Toastmaster magazine </p><p>17 reasons to recruit new members</p><p>1. Promote club growth 2. Achieve first DCP membership goal</p><p>3. Achieve second DCP membership goal</p><p>4. Generate fresh ideas</p><p>5. Replace lost members</p><p>6. Recruit potential officers</p><p>7. Hear ice-breaker speeches</p><p>8. Increase club funds</p><p>9. Develop leadership skills as VP Membership</p><p>10. Develop leadership skills among senior members</p><p>11. Mentor new people</p><p>12. Achieve more CCs</p><p>13. Add new skills to the club</p><p>14. See members grow at the beginning – encouragement to each other</p><p>15. Introduce new people to Toastmasters to grow their skills</p><p>16. Increase per caps</p><p>17. Obtain future ACs and leaders</p><p>15 ways to promote your club</p><p>1. Place meeting announcement in newspaper</p><p>2. Develop website</p><p>3. Have table at trade shows</p><p>4. Distribute business cards</p><p>5. Wear club tee shirts</p><p>6. Post flyers</p><p>7. Have posters by the door</p><p>8. Publicize contests in the newspaper 9. Sponsor community public speaker workshops</p><p>10. Develop public speaking award and award publicly a business or community leader</p><p>11. Provide name tags with club name</p><p>12. Have a member on the TV program “Speaking for Success” and mention the club</p><p>13. Publish a club newsletter promoting successes</p><p>14. Develop reputation for running excellent meetings that are fun, educational, punctual</p><p>15. Instill in members they did not join just “A” club, they joined “This” club</p><p>11 reasons why the above club activities are important</p><p>1. Know the benefits of membership to sell it</p><p>2. Inspire each member to recruit others</p><p>3. Give people more than expected to gain them as members</p><p>4. Provide needed visibility</p><p>5. Get new members off to a good start by mentoring so you will retain them</p><p>6. Recognize achievements</p><p>7. Measure results (this is what competition does)</p><p>8. Keep meetings fun and exciting</p><p>9. Give direction by providing resources such as a membership packet</p><p>10. Keep all the files front and center - you’ll miss something important if you leave out one facet</p><p>17 items to put into your membership packet</p><p>1. Membership application</p><p>2. Everyone’s Talking About Toastmasters tape</p><p>3. Why you need TM brochure</p><p>4. List of members 5. List of officers</p><p>6. Definition of roles and responsibilities</p><p>7. Name and address of mentor</p><p>8. Membership pin</p><p>9. Name tag</p><p>10. The Toastmaster Magazine</p><p>11. Basic manual or first speech program</p><p>12. Agenda and explanation</p><p>13. Copy of Sunshiner newsletter</p><p>14. Explanation of District, Division and Area</p><p>15. URL for Toastmasters International, District 47, and club website</p><p>16. List of events in Area, Division, and District</p><p>17. A hug 7 reasons why competition builds stronger clubs</p><p>1. Stimulates participation by club members</p><p>2. Provides learning experience</p><p>3. Encourages club interaction</p><p>4. Develops excellence</p><p>5. Pushes participants out of their comfort zone to encourage growth</p><p>6. Is fun! People learn best when they are having fun</p><p>7. Encourages club bonding - competition requires collaboration or teamwork to be successful</p><p>7 types of special meetings</p><p>1. Impromptu meeting</p><p>2. Demo meeting</p><p>3. Backwards meeting</p><p>4. Business meeting 5. Leadership meeting</p><p>6. Educational meeting</p><p>7. Executive meeting</p><p>21 benefits of being a Toastmaster</p><p>1. Meet professional goals</p><p>2. Meet personal goals</p><p>3. Develop team leadership skills</p><p>4. Learn in a friendly environment</p><p>5. Learn in an encouraging environment</p><p>6. Have fun!</p><p>7. Promote congeniality</p><p>8. Network</p><p>9. Receive recognition</p><p>10. Learn to listen effectively</p><p>11. Learn to “speak on your feet” – impromptu</p><p>12. Build friendship</p><p>13. Increase your value to your employer</p><p>14. Think creatively</p><p>15. Promote goodwill</p><p>16. Learn and promote business etiquette</p><p>17. Learn and promote social skills</p><p>18. Have a platform to practice skills</p><p>19. Receive The Toastmaster Magazine</p><p>20. Help others achieve</p><p>21. Learn marketing, sales, and recruiting skills All this information is helpful not only in identifying problems but solving them.</p>